A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and witnesses said it rattled buildings farther south in the capital city of Santiago but left only minor damage in its wake.

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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with authorities reporting as many as 200,000 without power and two people dead of heart attacks.

A STRONG earthquake has struck near the city of Coquimbo in central Chile resulting in at least two deaths - one in Punitaqui and one in Coquimbo. Both died after suffering heart attacks during the earthquake.